Hi :]

Age: 14-18 years old

Gender: female

Pronouns: she/her

Likes:

Ren faire stuff

Watching jousting

Swords

Watching sword duels

Fantasy things

Animals

Mythology (specifically Aztec)

True crime

Lesbian is where you are either a woman or nonbinary person who is only attracted to other women or nonbinary people. (I’m pretty sure this also includes literally anyone under the nonbinary umbrella; and not just specifically nonbinary people)

Bought some flower sticks, watched a round of jousting, watched a live theatre performance where this guy makes really funny versions of famous theatre works (the one I watched today was called Fakespeare), watched two obviously-straight-dudes-with-gay-tension duel while making dick jokes and other super funny stuff, and I also almost bought something from dragonspirations, who is on TikTok and Instagram (she might be on some other platforms too but I’m not sure; I think she might have a YouTube).

I didn’t buy something from her tho because the dragons she makes are fragile, and I get worried about breaking fragile things. I didn’t want to risk that

Screen recorded tutorial for anyone who wants to do it:

Remember last year when all the kids got mad that XBox changed their’s?

“NOOO XBOX BETRAYED US”

Little bro they do this yearly. You’ll be fine.

Like they get so pissed off for no reason! 😂

They act like us walking rainbows are gonna infect everyone with our gayness bro 💀

Specifically paper dolls, those plush puppets controlled by strings (I forgot what they’re called), and maybeeeee dragon puppets. Not completely sure on the last one

Obviously there’s not a gay gene. If there was, then everyone would’ve eventually evolved to be gay or straight, and there wouldn’t be both after a while. Also, if being gay was genetic, then if two parents who are gay have a child, that child would also be gay due to genetics. This also goes for straight people. There’s no straight gene, and if being straight was genetic, a child with two straight parents would grow up straight because of genetics.

However, they can’t use this to justify gay being “wrong”, because, like, just because there’s no gay gene, that doesn’t mean being gay isn’t natural. If it wasn’t natural, then it wouldn’t make sense for homosexuality to be seen in several species (humans, lions, penguins, swans, etc), while homophobia is only seen in one. Humans. (Sounds to me like homophobia is the unnatural one)

I’m not gonna expect people to support us. As good as it feels to be supported, I know there are people who won’t, and I accept that.

I just hope that maybe some of them will realize that they can’t expect us to stop being us just because they won’t do their own research that does NOT involve religious text or social media platforms like Facebook or TikTok, because many people out there use platforms like those to get their info without fact-checking (I’ll admit, I’m currently one of those people, but I’m working on weening myself away from that).

Anyway, I decided to make the poem about Little Shop of Horrors!

Here’s the poem if anyone wants to read it (just pls don’t claim it as yours cuz if I find out you did, I’d block ya)

With the belief that love for animals and eating them can coexist, it's important to consider the broader implications of our choices. Animal-based products exist due to supply and demand, and so as people buy animal-based products, the demand goes up, and so more animals are used and killed to make these products. In animal agriculture, animals are subjected to extreme violence and ultimately killed. Exploiting, abusing, harming, and killing someone are not kind, compassionate, or loving acts. This is why there are people who say that it isn't possible to love animals and eat them too. While most people have at least some amount of empathy for some animals, the perpetuation of animal abuse through purchasing animal-based products is not an act of showing that a person is concerned about and loves animals through their actions in the way that actively avoiding animal exploitation through veganism does.

The difference between saying "people who eat meat can't say they love animals" and "vegans who eat plants can't say they love nature" is that animals are sentient individuals who experience things like physical comfort or pain, as well as emotions like joy or fear but plants do not. Animals can have the experience of abuse whereas plants cannot due to not being sentient. And though having concern for the environment is absolutely something that is important, and something that everyone, not only vegans, should take seriously, veganism and plant-based lifestyles actually dramatically reduce harm to the environment because another thing that is often overlooked is that animal agriculture requires significantly more plants which are used for animal feed than when humans just consume plants directly, and animal agriculture causes considerably more damage to the environment as it is a leading cause of deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, and habitat loss.

The concern about being "overrun" by animals if more people adopt a vegan lifestyle is a misconception. In reality, transitioning toward more plant-based diets leads to more sustainable farming practices that support biodiversity and allow natural habitats to thrive. And the only reason why over 80 billion land animals are slaughtered for meat each year is because those animals were deliberately and forcibly bred into existence to keep up with the demand for meat. If there was not a demand for animal-based products, those animals would not be being bred, and thus there would not be an issue with overpopulation of farmed animals.

As for emotional responses to meat consumption, that is something that often stems from a deep concern for the well-being of animals and the ethical implications of animal agriculture. People who advocate for veganism typically do so out of compassion, aiming to reduce suffering and promote a more harmonious relationship with the animals who are here with us.

Ultimately, while we do all have the freedom to make our own choices regarding food, considering the ethics and impact those choices have on animals and the environment is an essential part of living in a way that is more intentionally compassionate towards animals and our planet.

Thank you for explaining! I’m really glad you were being kind about it all and not bashing me or something lol

I’ll be honest, I completely forgot that animals get killed unethically all the time to keep the demands up and I feel horrible about it, because I absolutely do NOT support slaughterhouses or anything like them.

And as for the “reducing harm to the environment” bit, I do agree! Having a vegan diet does help reduce environmental harm, which is why, since there’s a couple foods I wouldn’t be able to give up to be a vegan, I plan to be either a pescatarian, or a vegetarian.*

I try to understand the viewpoint of other people, so, like I said previously, I really appreciate how you explained everything to me.

:]

Under what possible scenario would that ever happen? Take the time to actually think that through…

This is gonna be a long post, just so you know :]

Like, if we go by yalls logic, if you guys eat plants then you don’t love nature.

Also, did yall not realize that more vegans = higher chance of being overrun by animals?

Now I’m not saying that it’s bad to be vegan or anything. I’m not gonna bash vegans for being vegan.